Wicca is a modern neopagan religion that is based on ancient pagan beliefs. It's an earth-based religion that traditionally believes in a God and Goddess as representative of a greater pantheistic godhead.

Wicca views the spiritual and material worlds as overlapping: the gods are not distant beings but entities whose presence we can experience. This religion stresses personal experience with divinity and developing greater harmony with the larger world. Wiccans view the universe as the product of complementary opposites in a system roughly akin to the Chinese concept of yin and yang.

Wicca includes a system of ethics and teaches that we all are ultimately responsible for our own actions. We believe in gods. We believe in magic. We believe in multiple realities. We practice alone, or in groups. We practice witchcraft.

Um, I'm doing alright. Very tired but oddly feeling renewed and in a good mood. I did my dedication last night and it was lovely. Very simple but meaningful. After that, some casting and meditation, honestly it h felt like time stopped, like I should have done more and wasn't there long enough but when I released my circle, 2 hours had passed. I tried to get some sleep, but I couldn't rest, maybe I didn't release all the energy I had raised, I dunno. And I felt a male presence with me the entire night after my ritual. I kept opening my eyes to see who was there. I'd like to think that it was cernnunos acknowledging my pledge and eating with me, though I was unable to...who knows. Either way, it was a nice night and a nap it's in order! Lol

I sounds like you raised a lot of energy and that's probably why you're exhausted. Did you eat or drink anything after? I think you were in an altered state of being, thus the feeling that no time passed, when in fact hours went by.

No, I didn't eat or drink after, but I offered up an apple to Eris do she knew I didn't forget about all we've been through together. I just toss and turned all night, couldn't settle down and kept feeling a male presence with me so I kept checking the room lol. I guess I need to work on end of ritual energy release. Not really sure how, I'm good at pre ritual grounding, just apparently struggling with the end.

Oh my, that sounds eerie. I think that all one really needs to do is eat a bit of food or drink (something sweet is good) to ground. That, or go walk outside barefoot. That's what the books I've been reading recently have told me anyway ;)

Hello! My thursday is almost over (aussie here) so today i cleaned up my spare room ready to have guests over for my 25th birthday in two weeks and had to dismantle my altar and hide my witch bookcase because my mother is coming to visit and I dont need the looks of disdain she would give me if she saw the amounts of books i have!

I'm just trying to find some motivation. Tonight is the new moon, so I'm planning on trying to do some scrying or other divination. Trying to get back into the swing of things for new moons. Full moons are easy peasy, but for new moons I'm usually on my own.

I use a scrying mirror. One of my coven sisters recently did a workshop on them. Super easy to make. I don't scry often, but I should, I also use it as a meditative tool. You can scry with water, or by the flame, but fire never worked for me as well as a reflective black surface.

Nothing really, I'm really sick so doing stuff is out of the question. Yesterday though, I did my first real ritual of sorts. I did a space cleansing in hopes it would help me feel a bit better. It made me feel more calm but the illness is, obviously, still there. That being said my cat seemed very puzzled.

Well I woke up and it was one of those mornings of hitting the snooze to all five of my alarms lol. Got up and got the kiddos off to school, then got my youngest ready to go get some shots :/ we got there early and got home ten mins after her appt time. So all is well so far. I'm planning on starting a wreath today. Last WK a neighbors tree fell over and she let me have it. So I'm trying to figure out different things I can make out of the twigs...any suggestions?

I haven't been sleeping well lately, so I'm a bit exhausted. I also had an odd dream last night where mysterious robed figures suddenly appeared in my house. The last thing I remember was them rushing at me before I awoke with my head spinning accented by and odd ringing in my ears. I can add this oh so pleasant experience to the other bizarre pseudo-waking dreams I've had lately.

I think for today, I'll study a bit and try to see if my dreams have any symbolism. Have a nice day, everyone :D

If you wish to invoke her, you don't need to say anything special, a simple adapted goddess invocation would work. In my experience, she has shown up in my dreams after a ritual, or played in the smoke of my incense. Leave her an offering indicative of her nature, playful and chaotic. I have left her apples because they're her sigil. Just be prepared for a wild ride, she is anything but subtle, you'll know when she's taken notice of you @_@

We can always chat more about her too if you'd like, hit me up on skype later

Eris sounds pretty nice. I'll see if I can speak with her tonight, perhaps. She may be able to help me connect with some aspects of my character that I could use some help with. As always, thanks for the advice. I'll hit you up on skype in a bit.

She's not malicious.. but I've learned through some very intense/scary dreams that she's a lot to handle and can be borderline terrifying. Just to warn you lol, it's not always chaos in the fun way. Through it you just need to meditate and speak to her often and keep in mind that as unorthodox as the stuff you find yourself dealing with, is.. you'll come out stronger and you'll learn a lot about yourself.

I think you bring up some nice insights. Of course, she represents the other side of a balance that certainly does not stand for malice. And that's just it really. I need more balance in my life, i.e. adventurousness and spontaneity. I think this is where Eris may be able to assist me.

I totally love her, at first I was terrified and shaken when she surprised me with a very vivid and somewhat violent dream. But we've sat down and communed, if you will. She's been a huge influence lately in my craft and am so glad that she connected with me. :) I hope you can do the same.

Had a nice "day off". I started early with a GREAT riding lesson and some quality time with my favorite horse, went and bought cat litter and visited my coworkers for a little bit and then came home and read for a bit. I mowed MOST of the lawn-until I got a tad too close to the beehive and my girls went into attack mode and chased me across the yard :( I did some meditating i the yard while the chickens were free ranging-then made an early dinner and now it's almost time for bed (I'm working an overnight shift tonight so very early bedtime!)